In a radio interview on Wednesday, Paul Ryan, the Speaker of the House, talked about the budget-busting, reward-the-rich G.O.... moreIn a radio interview on Wednesday, Paul Ryan, the Speaker of the House, talked about the budget-busting, reward-the-rich G.O.P. tax bill—he didn’t describe it that way, of course—and what will happen after Trump signs it into law, assuming the House-Senat...

The US economy is caught in a trap. That trap is the Department of Defense: an increasingly sticky wicket that relies on an a... moreThe US economy is caught in a trap. That trap is the Department of Defense: an increasingly sticky wicket that relies on an annual, trillion-dollar redistribution of government-collected wealth. In fact, it's the biggest "big government" program on the pl...

Joe Uehlein, President and founder of the Labor Network for Sustainability, discusses the labor movement's attitude toward cl... moreJoe Uehlein, President and founder of the Labor Network for Sustainability, discusses the labor movement's attitude toward climate change and how to respond to it in a conference call hosted by the Labor Network for Sustainability on December 7, 2017

President Trump has repeatedly promised to bring back coal jobs, and as a result, some miners are holding off on retraining p... morePresident Trump has repeatedly promised to bring back coal jobs, and as a result, some miners are holding off on retraining programs. But is there a future for coal? We speak to economist Bob Pollin of PERI

Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) proposes an amendment to delay tax cuts in H.R. 1 until the United States has withdrawn from al... moreCongressman John Lewis (D-GA) proposes an amendment to delay tax cuts in H.R. 1 until the United States has withdrawn from all wars and eliminates its deficit during a House Ways and Means Committee markup, November 8th, 2017.

The U.S. Department of Defense has been named the largest employer in the world with 3.2 million employees on its payroll, ac... moreThe U.S. Department of Defense has been named the largest employer in the world with 3.2 million employees on its payroll, according to the World Economic Forum.

Last week, the Department of Defense confirmed to Congress what all of Washington, DC already knew: the Pentagon is bloated. ... moreLast week, the Department of Defense confirmed to Congress what all of Washington, DC already knew: the Pentagon is bloated. In particular, military bases have an astounding 19 percent “excess capacity.”